Stories by Eddie Brown

The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran outfielder Shane Victorino and more than $3.8 million from the Boston Red Sox on Monday for infielder Josh Rutledge. Victorino, 34, is a two-time World Series champion, a two-time All-Star and a four-time Gold Glove winner. He has spent the past three years in ...

Zack Greinke’s shutout streak ended at 45 2/3 innings when the Mets scored the first of two scratch runs against him, and New York defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Sunday on newcomer Juan Uribe’s game-winning single off the wall in the 10th. Jacob deGrom outpitched Greinke in a ...

Madison Bumgarner and four relievers scattered nine hits and Justin Maxwell homered, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the host Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Sunday. Bumgarner (10-5) pitched five innings for the win, allowing a run and four hits with three strikeouts and a walk in his first start since ...

Gerrit Cole pitched seven innings to become the first 13-game winner in the major leagues and the first Pirates pitcher to have that many wins before the All-Star break since 1971 as Pittsburgh beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Friday night. Cole (13-3) allowed two runs — both ...

There are no more excuses for Ladarius Green. Antonio Gates will miss the first four games of the 2015 NFL season because of a violation of the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, it was announced Thursday. Which means it is time for Green to realize his potential. Obviously, the loss ...

Only three more days of fan voting remain for the selection of the American League and National League starters in the All-Star Game, and the Kansas City Royals still dominate the AL squad. Five Royals players hold down starting spots in the latest voting update released Monday, and three others ...

In an astonishing debut, Steven Matz became the only major league pitcher to drive in four runs in his first career game while leading the New York Mets to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Pitching about 50 miles from home with a huge cheering section ...

The Miami Marlins lost their superstar and took it out on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar. The Marlins, playing their first game since right fielder Giancarlo Stanton suffered a fractured left wrist, beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday at Marlins Park. “This team could have ...

Major League Baseball has to be happy. When was the last time you cared about baseball’s All-Star voting? The Midsummer Classic hasn’t exactly been circle-on-the-calendar worthy recently. Any early interest generated would be welcomed on Park Avenue. Enter a very tech-savvy Kansas City fan base bent on coloring Cincinnati’s Great ...

CATCHER The official ballot for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this year is available exclusively online for the first time via MLB.com, club sites and mobile devices. The number of votes cast is approaching the all-time-record total of 391 million (2012), mostly thanks to Kansas City Royals fans, if ...